Pandemic: Medico, eight others die of covid-19 in JK, toll reaches 337
Srinagar: Nine more patients including a doctor have died in Kashmir Valley on Tuesday, taking the toll of deaths due to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir to 337. Officials said that nine patients who died include a 60-year-old woman from Nowhatta Srinagar, a 62-year-old man from Batamaloo Srinagar, a 59-year-old man from DH pora […]
Lockdown: Only essential services, shops to open for two days in Sgr
Srinagar: Essential services shops will open for two days on 29 and 30 July with strict adherence to notified COVID-19 preventive guidelines in Srinagar. The two-day relaxation in lockdown has been given in view of the Eid festival later this week. The shops dealing in essential services and commodities will open from 9 am to […]
Lt Guv e-inaugurates several JMC projects
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu Tuesday e–inaugurated Jammu Municipal Corporation’s state of the art Command & Control Centre, an official spokesman said here. Furnished with professional modular equipment, the Command & Control Centre has been equipped with industrial grade cybersecurity. The centre will also serve as a base for backend functioning & monitoring of […]
Ahead of Eid-ul-Adha SMC launches sanitation drive
SRINAGAR: Srinagar Municipal Corporation Tuesday launched an extensive two day sanitation drive for upcoming Eid festivity. The drive took off from SK Park in presence of Commissioner SMC, Gazanfar Ali. All the ward officers monitored the sanitation drives in their respective ward of Srinagar city including Batamaloo, Khanyar, Sonwar, Lal chowk, Hazratbal , Eidgah and […]
Covid-19: Make Tocilizumab available for patients: DAK
Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday urged concerned authorities in Kashmir valley to make life-saving drug Tocilizumab available for critically-ill Covid-19 patients. “The drug reduces the risk of death in seriously ill Covid-19 patients,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Quoting a study from the University of Michigan, he said […]
DAK condoles demise of Dr Shabir
Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Tuesday condoled the sad demise of a doctor from north Kashmir’s Bandipora district who died of COVID-19. DAK expressed deep condolence with the bereaved family and prayed for the departed soul. President DAK, Dr Suhail Naik said Dr Shabir Ahmad Malik, Medical Officer, RBSK in Block Gurez in Bandipora was […]
Infiltration bid foiled in Nowshehra sector, one militant killed
Jammu: A militant was killed when a group of five militants tried to sneak into this side of the fence opposite to Kalal area of Nowshehra sector of Rajouri district, security officials said Tuesday. The official sources said that a movement of five militants was seen in Samhani Bagsar area opposite to Kalal in Nowshera […]
International webinar held at KU
Social Prescribing and its importance in transforming patient-doctor relationship discussed
Srinagar: An international webinar on “Social Prescribing and its importance in transforming patient-doctor relationship” was organized by the UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, University of Kashmir on Tuesday. During the webinar a lecture was delivered on this topic by Dr. Tasaduq Hussain Mir, who is at present working as faculty in the Department of Family and […]
Scooty rider dies, two others injured in Budgam road mishap
Budgam: A young scooty rider was killed and two others sustained injuries in a road accident in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday. An official said that a scooty met with an accident near boys higher secondary school Budgam, resulting in the death of its rider and injuries of two others. He said that they […]
